Gear-shifting mechanism.



JJ. @L H. EfmmGE. GEAR SHIFTING MECHANISM.

APILIQATION FILED OCTIZ. i914.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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sion` casing 10 shown in 'comprises a cover for brake lever mountedion easy to lnannfactiireandjto assemble..

tion', Fig. 2 is a sectional plan FD? STA Joan te. Donor., oannrnorr, am: noname E'. DODGE, .0F GROSSE POINTE, MICHIGAN,

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i Application mea october a,

Toell whom 1 5 may? concern.' 1 Be it known that `vve,.J oHN I?, Dones and lionne-r. Doncii", citizensof the United States, residingv at"` Detroit, Michigan, and Grosse Pointe, Michigan, respectively, .have invented .certain new and useful Improvel ments in GearShifting"Mechanism,of which the following is a clear, nll, and exact `de-` scription. l .i

This invention relates to improvements in control or gear shifting mechanism furthe.. change gears of motord'riven conveyances Oncol' the-objects o ffthepresent inven.` tion is to provide a iinifivllicli` is1 removable from the transmissi'oii'casing` andavhichsuch casing, gear` shifting rods, conti" Another ob 'ect oftheinventifol pli'fy the construction fof fthejge'a mechanism, by i for in'stanc springs. f1 .-L

Other objects of the'linvention are to provide means for holdingthe control lever ,and associated parts againstl rattling", to provide an oil anddiistfproof unitajand to provide vparts which. lare very accessible and jlcts of the presi i These being amongthe ol ent invention, the samefc ists ot',certain features of constrii'ctiori colnloinationsk of parte to--be hereinafterdescrilied and then claimed with reference tof the accompanying. drawings illustrating a. siiitable embodiment o'i the invention 'and in.' ic Figure l is a Sectio `ewv part'lyin elevation, illustrating the' preferred construca plan view of the saineparts, but the controlleveris in section; 3 is view partlyfbrokeii away, o n the line 3-3'l-`ig.-'1-;`Fig. 4. is anfefnlarged' section at right-angles 'toFigg 1 showing also the ,brake lever and Fig, 5 is a transverseV section on theline 5'l Fig. '4.

Referring tothe dravvings the transmis` Fig. 1 is provided with a removable cover .11`.s ecn"red` thereto. in any suitable manner.. This cover. is'preferably made in. the' formjof a cap and .the side iianges thcreofare provided with means for guiding sliders yor slide rods 12, 13, on

Specification of Letters Patent.

, GEAESHIFTING Meenemen.

i914. seran No. 864,594.

` cover 11 is provided at one side with a pin 17 on which is -jonrnaled the brake lefv .ver 1S, said. pin being received at itsinner end in sleeve i9, and being pinnedto said `sleeve by means of acotter-pin or theequivalent 20. The brake lever may beI of any suitable construction and is providedwith a latch 21 having a` pawl adapted to engage be noticed that the brakelever is mounted Wall ofthe cover 11 the H- bolts 125,' said H-.plate being provided' `with atran'sverseslot 24, Fig. 3, corresponding with.

ver. Risingr from the top vvallofthe cover hollow in order to provide athroat 27 which extends upwardly above the slottedlportion .of the ifi-plate.. .Pedestal 2611s at itsupper end provided with a .socket 28, the inner sur!` i Patented ret. 2e, wie.

. with the'brake lever quadrant 22. lllt will l 7.0 the neutral ,position ofthe control le-,`

` 1 14 isfa neck or pedestal'QG Ywhich isjmade' I,

ace'of which is spherical, and said socket l receives a ballorsphericalfhead 29 onthe control. lever 30. \which latter isprovidedl with `a downwardly extending stein Slwhich passes through the slotted'portion'of the'H{1 l l `plate and engages with Well known parts 11111332 is located at the upper .endjofthe pedestal Qtad has screw connection therewith at 33, and said collaralso has a` 'sph'erii cally formed surface at 34,"so"that when i said collar is screwed into the Upper end of the pedestal it will engage with-the ball or` sphcri cal head Q9, whereby a complete ball and socket jolnt is provided. It willfbe observed .that lthe control lever may he removed,` and it can just as readily bejassembled with theasl seciated parts. The notches or recesses 35j by nnscr'ewing the collar 3 2 'l i of lsaid collar are adapted to constituteseats i for the head of a screvvwhicli.I isScreWed into the adjacent yportions of thecollar-and pedestal at the screwjoint".connection 33,"

a .part offthethreadedopening Which-rein4 f ceivesthe screw, being'fornied-in the nut or collar 32 andthe other part being formed in the pedestal 26, whereby said vscrew serves to lock the said collar 32 in position' after it has once been set.

It will be seen,` fro1n1 the above descrip tion that the control lever 30 is removable i recess 39 of the ball 29v a spring 50,

. -without departing expressed in the claims.

together with the cover 11 and the brake lever 18, and that by operating the control lever in well known manngr the shifting oi" t e change gears may be attained. To prevent twisting of the control lever on its lon` gitudinal axis some suitable device is prefera bly provided such as a pin 36 which is secured in the pedestal 26 at right-angles to the control lever by means of a Cotter-pin or the like 37, andthe stud end 36 projects into the chamber oi' the socket 2S and into a segmental slot orgroove 38 cut vertically into the adjacent wall of the ball 29. It will be noted that whether the coutrol lever is shifted to the right or to the left of the position shown in Fig. 4. said pin will be in engagement with said slot 38 and will prevent twistingot' thecoutrol lever.`

An anti-rattling device is also preferably provided, to which end the ball or spherical head 29 is formed with a concavity or recess 39 at a point diametrically opposite to the rrenter of the slot 38, `and said recess is engaged by a pin 40, the point l1 of which is preferably tapered while the said recess is correspondingly tapered. The said pin 40 is guided in a sleeve 42 on the pedestal 26 and is constantlv urged forward toward the ball 29 by means of a helical spring l-l liocated in said sleeve 42 and held thereinbv means ot' plug 4l secured to the said sleeve as by means oi a pin 45.

tral or neutral position, the projectilesr end ot' the pin 40will be in engagement with the and thereby prevent rattling' of the so locked parts.

Cover plate. 1l is preferably provided at its opposite ends with guide sleeves Llfga'nd 47 for the sliders 12 and r13, 'and suitable means arev preferably provided for locking each slider in set position. To this end, asshowu in Fig. l. a piu -ltl is guided vertically in a guide 4!) l1, and said pin is hollow, or in other words it is in the natur'e of a shell, and receives the lower end. of which bears against the lower end of sad piu, while said spring and pin are held inthe guide by means of a` screw plug 51. Preferably the lowerend of the pin '4S is tapered and said tapered end is adapted to engage in a recess or notch 52 in slider 12 or 13 as the case may b e. 1

It is obvious eeptible of modification, omitted, parts added and from .the

asA parts may be of said pin lt will be vseen that, when the control levcr Isin cen- -liinatioll of at one end of the coverthat this invention is susp parts substituted i inventionas pressed locking member mounted on said socket, said ball having a recess for receiv ing the end of said' member.

2. In gear shifting mechanism,v the combination of a levei` support provided with a throat, a control-lever extending ,through said throat, a ball-and-socket joint between said lever and support, and an anti-rattlingI device applied to said joint,comprising,r a spring-pressed pin mounted on said socket, said ball having a recess for receiving the end of said pin.

I3. ln gear shifting mechanism, the combination of a transmission case cover provided with a .hollowA pedestal, a ball-andsocket joint between said lever and pedestal, said socket comprising two parts, respectively a nut or collar having a screw connection with said extension, means 'for preventing twistingr of saidlever, androlnprising a stud projectingr from said socket and a slot in said ball for eneagementaby said stud, and an antirattling dev-ice applied to said joint and comprisingr a spring-pressed pin on said socket and a recess in saidvball, forY the engagement of said pin.

Afl, ln a e-ear shifting mechanism. the combination of a 'lever support provided' with a throat. a control lever extending through said throat, a lmllandsocke t joint between said lever and support'. an anti-rattlingr 'device applied to said joint, and means diametrically opposite said anti-rattling'-device for preventing twisting ot' said lever.`

an extension from :said pedestal andV u. In a. gear shittingT lucehanisin, the com-.

a` .lever support provided \vith a throat, ,a control lever extending lthrough said throat, a laill-and-socket joint between said lever and support, an antisrattlingfdevice applied to saidjoint, and means diametrically opposite said' anti-rattlimql .device t'or preventing twisting of said lever,

comprising said devieje and said means both pins which project intosaid l:socket and en?.

gage said bal Signed at Detroihllllichigan,this 17th dayvv ot 'Septeu'iber, 1914.

JOHN F.,DO DGE. HORACE E.

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